Re:Music generation using Algebra, presented as web MIDI shop
by sporkl on Friday June 19, 2026 @04:22PM
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Would be curious to know how algebraic music theory is being applied here. Overall this seems pretty basic; no real voice leading, or even chords with more than 2 notes in them. Algebraic music theory runs pretty deep and I'm not seeing much of it applied here. I honestly can't imagine paying $7 for a two-voice, repetitive 40s long midi file.
Seems potentially LLM'd, account is new and I couldn't find any other sign of existence of the creator. They've also submitted this 4 times in the past month.
Re:Music generation using Algebra, presented as web MIDI shop
by midi_finder on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @12:22PM
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Re, algebraic music theory: I'm working on videos explaining my approach to music composition. There's also some articles coming out soon on the website.
Don't expect me to give all my secrets away for free; I'm fighting the LLMs here and if I just dump my math for you then they get it too.
Yes this is an early version of the site. I am a composer and software engineer, working solo on this project so the initial feature set is sparse. That's why I openly asked you for requests.
Re:Music generation using Algebra, presented as web MIDI shop
by vegadw on Friday June 19, 2026 @04:42PM
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This feels like a joke, right? Short, generative midi clips, for real world money? I thought at first maybe the shop thing was like a visual gag, but, no, it's actually going to stripe.
There's a million better generative MIDI tools out there, and the vast vast majority are free. I can't fathom making this and not being embarrassed, let alone anyone actually spending money on the site.
I would normally reserve such harsh criticism but as sporkl points out, this seems to be some LLM generated drive-by money-grab mess.
I do worry that maybe OP is like a teenager and I'm coming off overly harsh, but even if that's the case, then OP needs to learn what actually makes a product differentiate itself and how to actually appeal to a target audience. This ain't it chief, as a musician, I find it actively offensive.
If you use Cardnial as a VST you can use any of hundreds of generative sequencers it has.
Browsing midi clips compared to something with parameters that you can tweak, like all of these have seems infinitely preferably than wandering through a sea of MIDI clips.
Claro
Seems potentially LLM'd, account is new and I couldn't find any other sign of existence of the creator. They've also submitted this 4 times in the past month.
Don't expect me to give all my secrets away for free; I'm fighting the LLMs here and if I just dump my math for you then they get it too.
Yes this is an early version of the site. I am a composer and software engineer, working solo on this project so the initial feature set is sparse. That's why I openly asked you for requests.
What are you looking for in composition tooling?
Also, I renamed my account to 'song_synth'
There's a million better generative MIDI tools out there, and the vast vast majority are free. I can't fathom making this and not being embarrassed, let alone anyone actually spending money on the site.
I would normally reserve such harsh criticism but as sporkl points out, this seems to be some LLM generated drive-by money-grab mess.
I do worry that maybe OP is like a teenager and I'm coming off overly harsh, but even if that's the case, then OP needs to learn what actually makes a product differentiate itself and how to actually appeal to a target audience. This ain't it chief, as a musician, I find it actively offensive.
Can you show me the free "better generative MIDI tools" that exist? I'd appreciate some constructive feedback!
If you use Cardnial as a VST you can use any of hundreds of generative sequencers it has.
Browsing midi clips compared to something with parameters that you can tweak, like all of these have seems infinitely preferably than wandering through a sea of MIDI clips.